Archive for November 11th, 2009
Kathie Delano and Debbie Draudt realized it was a tough time to start a new company last year when the micro business venture that was helping them find commercial kitchen space suddenly folded, reports The Denver Business Journal. But the two chocolatiers pushed on, finally settling in a 300 square-foot baking area in a south [...]
Little Startup Offers Hope For Future
Jeremiah Turner at Foster’s Daily Democrat has an interesting look at a little ‘green’ startup. I recently visited a nondescript storefront at an address I will not reveal because industrial espionage is very real when the stakes are high. And in this case they are very high indeed. Inside was a little startup company called [...]
Give Micro-Bizs More Attention
Many times micro-businesses have been neglected when it comes to the national development of this country, reports Ben Ssebuguz at The Observer. Most of the government programmes put their focus on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). All banks are looking at working with SMEs too, neglecting the Micro-businesses. The civil society organizations have also put [...]
When you’re traveling this holiday season, you can enjoy free WiFi, courtesy of Google, at 47 participating airports and on every Virgin America flight. Just bring a WiFi-enabled laptop or mobile device and stay connected to family and friends for free while you travel now through January 15, 2010. The list includes the international airports [...]
Startup Makes It Easy To Buy Pants Online
Brian Spaly’s quest for the perfect pair of pants led him and former roommate Andy Dunn to start a Web-only clothing company that wants to sell men’s trousers that fit — without the need for fitting rooms writes The Associated Press. Mass-market pants, the kind you find at chain stores, are often baggy and frumpy, [...]
Chris Anderson On Freemium Biz Models
TechCrunch reports on Chris Anderson’s presentation to the Y Combinator’s Startup School about Freemium Business Models. Anderson likened freemium to handing out muffins on the street to entice people to start eating your muffins. But with muffins there’s a significant cost to giving away each muffin. With digital goods, you can give away 90% of [...]
Despite all the talk of venture capital, angel investors, business loans and the like, the fact is about one-third of startup funding comes from credit cards. Plastic is the most popular source of outside financing to get businesses off the ground reports Entrepreneur. So it’s important for startups to consider the effects of the federal [...]
Mom/Daughter Team Make Up Perfect Recipe For Business
The Palm Beach Post: Stephanie Rolle’s mother, Betty, started baking her special oatmeal cookies with raisins last fall. “People just fell in love with them,” said Rolle, who recently opened Savannah’s Gourmet Cookies, Treats and Gifts in the Crowne Plaza hotel. Then people asked, “Can you be the concession at our high school play?” A [...]
The Goodie Bar Offers Accessories for Any Wedding
The wedding day is a special moment in any couples life and it is one that can be quite costly. Put that together with the millions of people that are getting married each year and that makes this a very profitable industry to be in. This is something Patricia Ottoni, the owner of The Goodie [...]
